{"id":2772,"date":"2022-09-21T10:51:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T02:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=2772"},"modified":"2026-08-11T23:42:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T15:42:47","slug":"actions-in-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/21\/actions-in-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Actions in Progress in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/21\/actions-in-progress\/#1_S_%E6%AD%A3%E5%9C%A8_V_O\" >1 S + (\u6b63)\u5728 + V + O<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/21\/actions-in-progress\/#2_Negation\" >2 Negation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/21\/actions-in-progress\/#3_Question\" >3 Question<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/21\/actions-in-progress\/#4_Practice\" >4 Practice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  @import 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!important;\n  }\n\n  .gp-article .practice .prompt .num {\n    color: var(--gp-amber) !important;\n    font-weight: 700 !important;\n    margin-right: 6px !important;\n  }\n\n  .gp-article .practice .answer {\n    margin-top: 10px !important;\n    display: none !important;\n  }\n\n  .gp-article .practice.revealed .answer {\n    display: block !important;\n  }\n\n  .gp-article .practice .hint {\n    font-size: 12.5px !important;\n    color: var(--gp-ink-soft) !important;\n    margin-top: 8px !important;\n  }\n\n  .gp-article .cta-strip {\n    margin-top: 48px !important;\n    padding: 26px !important;\n    border-radius: var(--gp-radius) !important;\n    background: #FFF6DE !important;\n    border: 1px solid var(--gp-line) !important;\n    color: var(--gp-ink) !important;\n    text-align: center !important;\n  }\n\n  .gp-article .cta-strip p {\n    color: var(--gp-ink-soft) !important;\n    margin: 0 0 12px !important;\n    font-size: 14.5px !important;\n  }\n\n  .gp-article .cta-strip a.btn {\n    display: inline-block !important;\n    background: var(--gp-gold) !important;\n    color: #3a2b00 !important;\n    text-decoration: none !important;\n    padding: 11px 26px !important;\n    border-radius: 999px !important;\n    font-weight: 700 !important;\n    font-size: 14.5px !important;\n  }\n\n  .gp-article .related {\n    margin-top: 48px !important;\n    padding-top: 26px !important;\n    border-top: 1px solid var(--gp-line) !important;\n  }\n\n  .gp-article .related-label {\n    font-size: 11px !important;\n    letter-spacing: .1em !important;\n    text-transform: uppercase !important;\n    color: var(--gp-amber) !important;\n    font-weight: 700 !important;\n    margin-bottom: 14px !important;\n  }\n\n  .gp-article .related-link {\n    display: flex !important;\n    align-items: baseline !important;\n    gap: 8px !important;\n    padding: 12px 0 !important;\n    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gp-line) !important;\n    text-decoration: none !important;\n    color: var(--gp-ink) !important;\n  }\n\n  .gp-article .related-link:last-child {\n    border-bottom: none !important;\n  }\n\n  .gp-article .related-link .arrow {\n    color: var(--gp-gold-deep) !important;\n    flex-shrink: 0 !important;\n  }\n\n  .gp-article .related-link .title {\n    font-size: 15px !important;\n  }\n\n  .gp-article .related-link .tag {\n    font-size: 12px !important;\n    color: var(--gp-ink-soft) !important;\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"gp-article\">\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#5a5248 !important;\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span style=\"color:#FCB900 !important;\">HSK 1<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#8a6300 !important;\">\u5728 z\u00e0i<\/span> <span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:#8a6300 !important;\">and<\/span> <span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#8a6300 !important;\">\u6b63\u5728 zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\">\u5728 z\u00e0i and \u6b63\u5728 zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i go right in front of a verb to say an action is happening \u2014 Chinese&#8217;s way of expressing &#8220;-ing.&#8221;<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/caganer.png\" alt=\"\u5728 z\u00e0i and \u6b63\u5728 zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i\">\n    <p class=\"lede\">The good news: \u5728 z\u00e0i works for both quick and long-running actions, while \u6b63\u5728 zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i adds a bit of emphasis on this exact moment. In everyday speech, \u5728 z\u00e0i is the one you&#8217;ll hear most.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#FCB900 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline !important;gap:10px !important;margin:40px 0 12px !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_S_%E6%AD%A3%E5%9C%A8_V_O\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">1<\/span> S + (\u6b63)\u5728 + V + O<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">\u5728 z\u00e0i and \u6b63\u5728 zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i sit right before the verb \u2014 no extra grammar needed to turn a sentence into an ongoing action.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I am learning Chinese.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">This can mean either right this moment, or that you&#8217;re in the process of learning Chinese overall.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I am learning Chinese right now.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">At this exact moment, you&#8217;re learning Chinese.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8996<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>d\u011bngy\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u89c6<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49\u4f1a\u513f<\/span><rt>d\u011bnghu\u01d0r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">I&#8217;m watching TV right now! Hold on a sec!<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c23<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73fe\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5225<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7238\u7238<\/span><rt>b\u00e0ba<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u6c14<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73b0\u5728<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0nz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u522b<\/span><rt>bi\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Dad&#8217;s angry right now \u2014 don&#8217;t go talk to him.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">\u751f<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6c23<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c14<\/span> isn&#8217;t an adjective in Chinese \u2014 it&#8217;s a verb-object compound.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\ud83d\udcac Texting shorthand<\/div>\n    <p>When messaging Chinese friends, it&#8217;s common to see &#8220;\u5728\u5fd9<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span>? z\u00e0i m\u00e1ng ma?&#8221; (are you busy?) and &#8220;\u5728<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span>? z\u00e0i ma?&#8221; (are you around?) \u2014 quick ways to check if someone&#8217;s available.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#FCB900 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline !important;gap:10px !important;margin:40px 0 12px !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Negation\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">2<\/span> Negation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">When negating \u5728 z\u00e0i or \u6b63\u5728 zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i, use \u6c92 m\u00e9i \u2014 not \u4e0d b\u00f9 \u2014 about 95% of the time. That&#8217;s because you&#8217;re denying a plain fact, not stating a personal decision.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6559\u8ab2<\/span><rt>ji\u0101ok\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6559\u8bfe<\/span><rt>ji\u0101ok\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">The teacher isn&#8217;t teaching right now.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb\u4f5c\u696d<\/span><rt>xi\u011b zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199\u4f5c\u4e1a<\/span><rt>xi\u011b zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He&#8217;s not doing his homework \u2014 he&#8217;s sleeping.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">No judgment, just stating the fact.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb\u4f5c\u696d<\/span><rt>xi\u011b zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199\u4f5c\u4e1a<\/span><rt>xi\u011b zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Why aren&#8217;t you doing your homework!?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">Carries a personal expectation, not just a neutral report.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout mistake\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">\u26a0\ufe0f Common mistake \u2014 \u4e0d\u5728 means something else entirely<\/div>\n    <p>\u4e0d\u5728 b\u00fa z\u00e0i means &#8220;not located at&#8221; \u2014 a completely different meaning from negating the progressive action. To say an action isn&#8217;t happening, use \u6c92\u5728 m\u00e9i z\u00e0i.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">\u4e0d\u5728 would mean &#8220;he&#8217;s not there&#8221; \u2014 for &#8220;he&#8217;s not sleeping,&#8221; you need \u6c92\u5728.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#FCB900 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline !important;gap:10px !important;margin:40px 0 12px !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Question\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">3<\/span> Question<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Add <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> ma to the end of a sentence to turn it into a question. The \u5728\u4e0d\u5728 z\u00e0i b\u00fa z\u00e0i A-not-A pattern doesn&#8217;t work here.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u72d7<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceog\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u72d7<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceog\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Is the puppy eating?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u72d7<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceog\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u72d7<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceog\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Isn&#8217;t the puppy eating?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2um\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u66f8<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nsh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2um\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b\u4e66<\/span><rt>k\u00e0nsh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Are you reading?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"note\">Common in Taiwan, but not standard \u2014 skip this on the HSK test.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"mistake-pair\">\n    <div class=\"row wrong\"><span class=\"mark\">\u274c<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u8c93<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728\u4e0d\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i b\u00fa z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u732b<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728\u4e0d\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i b\u00fa z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"row right\"><span class=\"mark\">\u2705<\/span><span class=\"hanzi\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u8c93<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u732b<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f<\/span><\/div>\n    <div class=\"why\">Progressive \u5728 doesn&#8217;t take the A-not-A question pattern \u2014 add \u5728<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u55ce<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5417<\/span> instead.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#FCB900 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline !important;gap:10px !important;margin:40px 0 12px !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">4<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Translate each sentence into Chinese, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>I am eating.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;color:var(--gp-ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>She is doing homework right now.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;color:var(--gp-ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5beb\u4f5c\u696d<\/span><rt>xi\u011b zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5199\u4f5c\u4e1a<\/span><rt>xi\u011b zu\u00f2y\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>He is not sleeping.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;color:var(--gp-ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>Is Mom cooking?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;color:var(--gp-ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u98ef<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a\u996d<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2f\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>You said you were sick \u2014 why are you watching a movie instead of sleeping!<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;color:var(--gp-ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u75c5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngb\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u5728<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89ba<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u75c5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngb\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u5f71<\/span><rt>di\u00e0ny\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u5728<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7761\u89c9<\/span><rt>shu\u00ecji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>Wait a sec, I&#8217;m watching TV!<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;color:var(--gp-ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>d\u011bngy\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96fb\u8996<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff01\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7b49\u4e00\u4e0b<\/span><rt>d\u011bngy\u00edxi\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff0c<ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7535\u89c6<\/span><rt>di\u00e0nsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5462<\/span><rt>ne<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff01\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>Are you busy right now?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;color:var(--gp-ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\uff1f\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>The cat isn&#8217;t eating.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;color:var(--gp-ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u98ef<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u996d<\/span><rt>ch\u012bf\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">09<\/span>They are studying Chinese in the classroom right now.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;color:var(--gp-ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u5011<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6559\u5ba4<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0osh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6\u4eec<\/span><rt>t\u0101men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u5728<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngz\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6559\u5ba4<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0osh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby>\u3002\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">10<\/span>Why aren&#8217;t you listening to the teacher?<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif !important;font-size:17px !important;color:var(--gp-ink) !important;\">\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u5728<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u807d<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e2b<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa\u8a71<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n        <ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3a\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>w\u00e8ish\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u5728<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u542c<\/span><rt>t\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u5e08<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4\u8bdd<\/span><rt>shu\u014dhu\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"related\">\n    <div class=\"related-label\">Related 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